Israel Katz
Minister of Defense of Israel (born 1955)
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The grave incident on the flydubai plane was a jihadist terrorist attack attempt, which was thwarted only thanks to the bravery of several Israeli passengers who broke into the cockpit, overpowered the terrorist and, with their own hands, restored control of the plane to another flight crew who was present there.”
- Katz said in a statementThe Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…
When the prime minister and I sound warnings and security alerts based on intelligence,... By “formers,”
- the minister, Israel Katz, said in a statement... he meant former officialsThe New York Timesnytimes.com/live/2026…nytimes.com/live/2026…
- the minister, Israel Katz, said in a statementThe New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/10…
- Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz, who called the plane attack an “attempted jihadist terror attack”, also appeared to refer back to the earlier warning, sayingAljazeeraaljazeera.com/news/2026…
The grave incident on the flydubai plane was a jihadist terrorist attack attempt, which was thwarted only thanks to the bravery of several Israeli passengers who broke into the cockpit, overpowered the terrorist and, with their own hands, restored control of the plane to another flight crew who was present there,
- Katz said,... as per the Times of IsraelHindustan Timeshindustantimes.com/world/news…
Hamas leaders abroad are also in the crosshairs. None of these despicable murderers, who played a central role in the October 7 massacre, should die peacefully in their beds,
If they attack our forces or the territory of the State of Israel within Syria, we will have to act and respond, and any territory we take this time will remain ours forever, in accordance with the laws of war. We will not allow Syria to become a threat to the State of Israel, and we will act to prevent this when necessary."
- Katz concluded by sending a stern warning to the leadership in Damascus against escalating the situationArutz Shevaisraelnationalnews.com/news/43…
My clear answer to the Syrian President who made loud declarations in the UN: the Golan Heights is under Israeli sovereignty; it is an integral part of the State of Israel forever,
- Katz declaredArutz Shevaisraelnationalnews.com/news/43…
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